Istanbul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$687
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
15.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 154% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4475th and 8548th ($1328 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 829th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Zhengzhou

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Istanbul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567